1958 . promoted air vice marshal , he successively held the positions of air officer commanding ( ao ##c ) operational command in 1961 – 62 , ao ##c no . 224 group raf from 1962 to 1965 during the indonesia – malaysia ko ##n ##front ##asi , deputy chief of the air staff in 1965 – 66 , and ao ##c support command in 1966 – 67 . he was appointed a companion of the order of the bath in 1965 . following a posting to london as head of the australian joint services staff from 1968 to 1971 , he retired from the air force and died in melbourne five years later . = = early career = = the son of farmers malcolm and hilda
1958. promoted air vice marshal, he successively held the positions of air officer commanding ( aoc ) operational command in 1961 – 62, aoc no. 224 group raf from 1962 to 1965 during the indonesia – malaysia konfrontasi, deputy chief of the air staff in 1965 – 66, and aoc support command in 1966 – 67. he was appointed a companion of the order of the bath in 1965. following a posting to london as head of the australian joint services staff from 1968 to 1971, he retired from the air force and died in melbourne five years later. = = early career = = the son of farmers malcolm and hilda